Chapter 110: The 110th Day of Creating a Game by Spinning One's Own Pocket...
This sword strike was as swift as lightning, instantly reducing Lingya to ashes.
"?" Tongtian, who was outside the game, stared wide-eyed and slowly typed out a question mark.
Is this reasonable? He finally managed to get to the top of Kunlun Mountain through his elder brother's connections, only to be killed with a single sword strike before he even saw a shadow of himself.
All I got was the "the time is not right" ending.
Holding the gray settlement screen, Tongtian angrily turned around and grabbed the culprit: "How come it ended halfway through? What happened next?"
"This is the introductory test you set; you can only proceed after passing it."
At this moment, Tongtian finally remembered the test he had set on a whim when watching Duobao pass the level: "One sword breaks Kunlun".
Tongtian opened the basic requirements for passing the "One Sword Breaks Kunlun" postgraduate entrance exam. After seeing a series of shining purple starting values, he realized that Lingya, which he had been neglecting, had pitiful three-digit or even two-digit values that were simply not good enough.
He didn't even receive Tongtian's approval from Duobao. In the game, another "Tongtian" simply swung his sword casually, and the story took a completely different turn.
Who can accept it if the game is abruptly stopped halfway through?
Tongtian: "I want to lower the difficulty!"
How can such a ridiculous thing happen again and again when the disciples controlled by Tongtian cannot pass the tests he set?
Furthermore, given the basic stats of Lingya and the other Yellow-Rank cards, if they were to simply hone their skills according to the simulator's rules, even after a thousand years, they probably still wouldn't be able to withstand his sword strike.
The Jie Sect, which boasts a grand gathering of immortals, is practically deserted in the game, which sounds absurd.
After realizing he had messed things up, Tongtian decisively decided to correct his mistake.
The standards for good and excellent can remain unchanged, but the most basic level of passing can be made easier.
In short, he wants to beat the game!
Yuan Yi resolutely refused this time: "Levels that have already been set cannot be modified after release unless there are extreme circumstances."
"Moreover, the difficulty of entering the Three Pure Ones is the same, and arbitrarily lowering it would break the game balance."
That's what they said, but Tongtian saw that Yuan Yi was all smiles, and the mischievous look in his eyes clearly showed that he wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
This difficulty was precisely what Tongtian himself had set, and now that he was in such a predicament, he had no choice but to find a way to compensate by looking at the game itself: "How can we play this! Even after a hundred simulations, they still can't get the basics right. If they can't even get the basics right, how can we teach them to cultivate and train disciples in the game?"
“Of course, I’ll level up my disciples offline.” Yuan Yi glanced at Tongtian. “You don’t just see it as a game to play, do you?”
“Playing and teaching disciples should naturally be done simultaneously.”
Although Yuan Yi only wanted to collect physical data and behavioral patterns of the main participants in the future Investiture of the Gods calamity.
However, she did not treat this game casually at all; instead, she seriously considered how to train her disciples while playing.
"The various card designs are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, based on different numerical values, but these grades are not fixed." Yuan Yi casually pulled out Shi Ji's card design.
"As long as you teach your disciples in real life, and they actively cultivate and participate in trials, their in-game stats will increase accordingly. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of clearing the early stages."
In front of Tongtian, Yuan Yi simulated how Shi Ji's abilities and stats increased after being placed in different courses or trials.
After all, in order to make the game more playable, Yuan Yi kept the disciples' base stats very low at the beginning, so the stat increases from early tasks and learning were quite considerable.
Before long, the card went from yellow to black, and the originally dull gray card surface became a little more dazzling.
"This works too?" Completely engrossed in the game, Tongtian almost forgot his original intention in commissioning Yuanyi to help create the game.
Seeing the magical collaboration between the game card art and reality, I was surprised and felt like I had suddenly unlocked my full potential, so I quickly called Duobao over.
Their Jie Sect has the most disciples, and their card-drawing probability is also the highest. Why not take this opportunity to give their disciples intensive training now, so they won't have to put in the effort to cultivate the next card they get later?
Tongtian, who was hoping to be a hands-off manager, discovered that his elder brother was intently watching the disciple training tasks in the game: including but not limited to reading and comprehending the "Huang Ting Jing," cultivating a rare herb, and comprehending the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. These tasks were even divided into different levels and advanced stages, with all sorts of tedious tasks.
Lao Tzu calculated for a moment with his fingers, then his eyes revealed a hint of approval. He clasped his hands together and exclaimed, "Excellent!"
Seeing this, Tongtian simply pulled out all these task lists and looked through them one by one. After all, he was a master who had taken in so many disciples, and he really got a feel for it.
These tasks range from complex to simple, with each task having a similar level of difficulty, but they are all interconnected, encompassing everything from cultivation to moral character. This is clearly the method Yuan Yi used to train his disciples at Wuzhuang Temple.
Previously, I only knew that her disciples were all outstanding, but now I realize that she has to think so much when teaching them.
Tongtian pondered it carefully and had already come up with a plan in mind, intending to try it out in the future.
He glanced at his two brothers and realized that he wasn't the only one interested. Even his eldest brother, who had never taken on a disciple, was looking towards the foot of the mountain. Yuan Shi was even typing something on the chat interface.
Since we are going to try out the Yuan Yi teaching method in its entirety, we naturally cannot skip the introductory test.
But in reality, one might receive a sword strike from the Azure Lotus, engage in philosophical discussions with the Primordial Beginning and gain his approval, or perhaps by chance encounter Lao Tzu amidst countless opportunities.
Hiss! Tongtian gasped.
At this moment, he finally realized how much he had challenged Duobao, and now he himself didn't know how to pass the test.
However, considering that the test he set had raised the entry standards for his two older brothers and had tricked three people, his anger subsided considerably.
Since the die was cast, there was no point in dwelling on it. Tongtian simply stopped thinking about it, figuring that with so many disciples, some would eventually be able to learn the basics again in the game.
He spent some more money on in-game currency: "The training is still too slow now. I'll draw a few Heavenly Cards to simulate it."
They are all disciples of Kunlun Mountain, how could they not be able to find such a blessed place?
Tongtian was full of confidence, but there were tens of thousands of disciples from Kunlun Mountain, and he was soon overwhelmed by a pile of Xuan and Huang cards.
Before they could even regret it, Laozi had already unlocked the disciple teaching module, leaving only Yuanshi and Tongtian still spinning in circles.
The father, who had not taken on any disciples, led his disciples from the simulator on a smooth and successful journey.
Moreover, Tongtian and Yuanshi, who had taken on disciples and trained them effectively, couldn't even get their disciples in the simulator to start learning.
Tongtian gazed at Yuanyi, who was ostensibly watching a game test but was actually clearly enjoying the spectacle, and felt there must be something fishy going on.
Faced with the doubts, Yuan Yi remained noncommittal: "I would never joke with my hard work. Besides, you all have disciples. Why don't you just let your disciples level up and see?"
Tongtian's eyes lit up immediately; these cards all belonged to his disciples.
[Tongtian: @Duobao, have your disciples practice according to this schedule these days. I will assess them one by one another day.]
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The Kunlun Mountains have been bustling with activity lately.
One reason is that several new disciples have arrived at Kunlun Mountain for study. They are particularly diligent and eager to learn, and you can see them working hard to study and comprehend the Great Dao no matter when or where.
They also occasionally marveled at how the Kunlun Mountains were truly imbued with spiritual energy and profound Daoist charm, making them a blessed land for cultivation. This made the Jie Sect members, who had always been lazy and carefree in their cultivation, feel a rare sense of ownership, at least showing some semblance of cultivation in front of their guests.
Secondly, there's the newly released "Disciple Cultivation Simulator," where no one, from the Three Pure Ones to the outer disciples of the Jie Sect, can escape this brand-new game!
Having just finished a game, Duobao emerged from the cave with a complicated expression.
He had never seen his junior brothers and sisters so diligent. The junior brothers who used to sleep all day were now all gathered here.
It was still dark, and the moon was low in the western sky, but many disciples of the Jie Sect were already training their bodies. Zhao Gongming even lifted his black tiger mount and kept chanting "one, two, one" without stopping.
Having just finished a simulation, Duobao almost hallucinated seeing the +1+1+1 health indicator appearing above the heads of the disciples in front of him.
However, he quickly shook his head. He must have gone crazy from playing games. This is not a game, so how could his blood and qi increase?
It must be because Master has been instructing his direct disciples to focus on rigorous training these past few days, which has led to his junior brothers and sisters becoming even more diligent.
"Senior Brother Duobao, my game health has exceeded 1800, and I'm about to upgrade to an Earth Card!" Zhao Gongming saw Duobao in a white robe and immediately showed off his progress to his senior brother.
Faced with such intense gazes, Duobao took a step back, momentarily thinking he was still in the game.
Zhao Gongming leaned forward: "Senior Brother Duobao, are you here to cultivate as well? Now is the perfect time to strengthen your physique and increase your Qi and blood value. At Chenshi (7-9 AM), Kong Xuan will be explaining the game strategy to everyone outside the Doushuai Palace. Would you like to come with us then, Senior Brother?"
Kunlun, game, cultivation, game strategy.
Duobao secretly pinched his palm, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that his health had not decreased by 1 as shown in the game.
He said that he had painstakingly farmed up his previous character points before quitting the game and had saved the game, and that it wasn't just a dream.
Right now, it's just the junior students practicing and improving their stats outside of the game; there's no need to make a fuss about it.
Having figured this out, Ba Bao immediately regained his senior brother's demeanor, straightening the sword at his waist: "It is indeed my wish, but I dare not ask you."
Duobao pondered to himself that Kong Xuan's daily game tutorials in "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud" are still top-tier on game forums. Now he learned that Kong Xuan was Yuan Yi's disciple who came to Kunlun to study with his master.
As the game developer's personal disciple, how could he possibly miss out on the game strategy guide he was given?
This is a firsthand guide. He can even ask Kong Xuan how to quickly improve his game stats outside of the game. Duobao wants to become the first disciple to join the Tongtian Sect in "Disciple Cultivation Simulator".
Whether it's a game or not, Duobao is definitely his master's eldest disciple.
Duobao clenched his fist, reaffirming his goal in the game.
By this time, the moon had already hidden behind the clouds, the starlight was dim, and there was only an hour left until sunrise.
But among Zhao Gongming's disciples, there were many practicing swordsmanship, throwing arrows into a pot, running around, and sparring. In just this short time, the order of the game leaderboard had been rearranged several times.
Duobao glanced at the list and, after confirming that he was at the top in the categories where he had an advantage, with a lead of several hundred points over the second-place finisher, he calmed down. He didn't rashly join the group of disciples in the training.
Instead, he strolled leisurely among the disciples, offering guidance and fulfilling his duties as the senior disciple on how to better train himself and how to meditate to improve the efficiency of his cultivation.
These days, he has been receiving more and more private lessons from his master, and now he should fulfill his responsibilities as the senior brother by instructing his junior brothers and sisters.
Tongtian went through countless hardships to obtain Duobao's Heavenly Card for free, so he became much stricter with Duobao's cultivation than before.
And naturally, he could not disappoint his teachers' expectations. Whether in the game or in real life, Duobao was determined to become the founding disciple of the Jie Sect and lead his fellow disciples to surpass the hypocrites of the Chan Sect!
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Author's Note: Tongtian: I've dug my own grave~ What is it that caused none of the Three Pure Ones' disciples to pass the trials and be accepted into Kunlun Mountain? It's so hard to guess! [doge]
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